Submarine Life

skirich · 09-15-19, 10:13 PM

Every so often I wonder what it would be like on a WWII sub.
So I’ll post my questions here hoping someone has a bit of info to share.

First question
While subs in the war where limited in depth they did dive several atmospheres from the surface.
I studied enough to know that the outer hull and the various tanks around the inner hull had for the most part a neutral pressure to the outside it was the inner hull that was exposed to the pressures of the ocean.

Did submariners feel or get affected by the pressure of the depths when running deep and if they did then how did they negate the Benz effect when surfacing quickly?

Or did the inner hull not compress enough to make a difference and the atmosphere inside stayed at sea level?

09-15-19, 10:13 PM	#1
skirich Chief Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Patroling the south pacific Posts: 321 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Submarine Life Every so often I wonder what it would be like on a WWII sub. So I’ll post my questions here hoping someone has a bit of info to share. First question While subs in the war where limited in depth they did dive several atmospheres from the surface. I studied enough to know that the outer hull and the various tanks around the inner hull had for the most part a neutral pressure to the outside it was the inner hull that was exposed to the pressures of the ocean. Did submariners feel or get affected by the pressure of the depths when running deep and if they did then how did they negate the Benz effect when surfacing quickly? Or did the inner hull not compress enough to make a difference and the atmosphere inside stayed at sea level?